Differential-based study guide?

[FDNewbie]

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Anyone know of a good differential-based study guide for EM? Most books are broken down by system or disease entity/process. I'm looking for something that goes by complaint/presentation. Example: Headache - and the differential based on it, including the tests to rule in & out these diagnoses, etc.

Granted, you can come up with 1001 differentials, so I'm not expecting an authoritative & absolutely complete list. More of the "top 5 differential diagnoses you shouldn't miss" based on a chief complaint or clinical presentation. That make sense? And if so, anything like that out there? Case Files was kinda like that, but that's a little basic at this point...

TIA!

 

[RxnMan]

Anyone know of a good differential-based study guide for EM? Most books are broken down by system or disease entity/process. I'm looking for something that goes by complaint/presentation. Example: Headache - and the differential based on it, including the tests to rule in & out these diagnoses, etc.

Granted, you can come up with 1001 differentials, so I'm not expecting an authoritative & absolutely complete list. More of the "top 5 differential diagnoses you shouldn't miss" based on a chief complaint or clinical presentation. That make sense? And if so, anything like that out there? Case Files was kinda like that, but that's a little basic at this point...

TIA!

I have struggled to find one of these as well. The best complaint-organized book I could find was this one, but it's based on most commons. The best EM handbook I could find, which had discussions on EM differentials at the beginning of the chapters, was this one.

 

[EM OR BUST]

An introduction to clinical emergency medicine, can't remember the Authors, but each chapter is CC based.

 

[MSmentor018]

An introduction to clinical emergency medicine, can't remember the Authors, but each chapter is CC based.

that's what I used. a little short in some subjects but definitely crams a lot of info. nice pictures

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266201360&sr=1-1

 

[Tiger26]

that's what I used. a little short in some subjects but definitely crams a lot of info. nice pictures

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266201360&sr=1-1

me too--overall a well put together text

 

[Venko]

Harwood Nuss (not that I'm recommending this book) has a chief complaint based evaluations, differentials, examination section.

 

[edgesofsanity]

Another option would be Pocket Emergency Medicine by Walls and Zane. Headings are by chief complaint, and gives emergency medicine oriented briefings. Not a true differential diagnosis book, but it served me very well as an intern.

 

[FDNewbie]

An introduction to clinical emergency medicine, can't remember the Authors, but each chapter is CC based.

Looks pretty good. I read some comments on Amazon about it being outdated. Is that really an issue? Or is it only a few things here and there, and obvious when that's the case?

 

[mlw47]

Is the Pocket Emergency Medicine book by Zane and Walls scheduled to be updated any time soon? It looks like a great product.

 

[BluesClues32]

I know it has already been recommended, but I loved An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency Department. Each chapter is broken down by chief compliant (HA, CP, SOB). Each chapter has a Ddx table (2-3 pages) with details (PE findings/labs/studies) on how to support the Dx. Good luck!